Do you think the media are generally out of touch with average Americans?
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In general, how much trust and confidence do you have in the traditional media -- newspapers, TV, and radio -- when it comes to reporting the news fully, accurately, and fairly?
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A great deal:
5%
A fair amount:
41%
Not very much:
43%
None at all:
11%
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How much of the news you see or hear reported is true?
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All of it:
3%
Most of it:
56%
Some of it is true, most of it is not:
39%
None of it:
2%
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In general, do you think the news media are too liberal, too conservative, or just about right?
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Too liberal:
39%
Too conservative:
31%
About right:
30%
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In general, how much trust and confidence do you have in the New Media on the Internet when it comes to reporting the news fully, accurately, and fairly?
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A great deal:
4%
A fair amount:
40%
Not very much:
48%
None at all:
8%
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In general, which (as a general group) are you most likely to trust: television reporters, newspaper reporters, or new media reporters (bloggers, twitterers, etc.)?
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Television reporters:
19%
Newspaper reporters:
57%
New media reproters:
24%
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Where do you get most of your news about what’s going on in the world today?
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Internet:
39%
Newspapers:
28%
Magazines:
1%
Radio:
11%
Social media, like Facebook and Twitter:
2%
Talking to people:
1%
Television:
17%
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Which of the following statements comes closer to your own view?
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Overall, the Internet plays a positive role in elections because it provides easy and direct access to information about candidates and issues.:
59%
Overall, the Internet plays a negative role in elections because so much information there is unchecked or unreliable:
41%
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Which of the following national TV news organizations do you trust the most to report the news fully accurately and fairly?
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ABC News:
2%
BBC News, US & Canada:
22%
CBN:
1%
CBS:
5%
CNBC:
1%
CNN:
12%
Fox News:
19%
MSNBC:
8%
NBC News:
15%
PBS:
15%
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Do you think that the St. Louis media do a better job than the national media in staying in touch with average Americans?
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Better job:
22%
Worse job:
17%
About the same:
61%
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Which of the following best describes how the St. Louis media report local news?
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They report more bad news and ignore most good news:
53%
They report more good news and ignore most bad news:
8%
They report good news and bad news equally:
39%
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Where do you get most of your news about what's going on in St. Louis today?
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Internet:
23%
Magazines:
1%
Newspapers:
32%
Radio:
10%
Social media, like Facebook and Twitter:
3%
Talking to people:
6%
Television:
24%
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Do you think of yourself as part of the "99%" or the "1%"?
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